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Dr Gillian Hampden-Thompson's Outputs (65)

Variation in the relationship between non school factors and student achievement on international assessments (2006)
Report
Hampden-Thompson, G., & Johnston, J. (2006). Variation in the relationship between non school factors and student achievement on international assessments. US Department of Education

This Statistics in Brief uses NCES data to describe differences in nonschool factors that are related to student achievement. The data are from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2003, an international assessment of 15-year olds... Read More about Variation in the relationship between non school factors and student achievement on international assessments.

Does family policy environment moderate the effect of single-parenthood on children's academic achievement? A study of 14 European countries (2005)
Journal Article
Hampden-Thompson, G., & Pong, S. (2005). Does family policy environment moderate the effect of single-parenthood on children's academic achievement? A study of 14 European countries. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 36, 227--248

This paper examines whether national family and welfare policies reduce or exacerbate the effects of single-parenthood on a child's educational achievement. Using the Third International Math and Science Study (TIMSS), we compare 5th grade students f... Read More about Does family policy environment moderate the effect of single-parenthood on children's academic achievement? A study of 14 European countries.

The condition of education, 2005 (2005)
Report
Hampden-Thompson, G., Wirt, J., Choy, S., Rooney, P., Hussar, W., & Provasnik, S. (2005). The condition of education, 2005. U.S. Government Printing Office

This document summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. The report presents 40 indicators on the status and condition of education and a special analysis of the mobility of elementary and secondary sch... Read More about The condition of education, 2005.

Family policies and children's school achievement in single- versus two-parent families (2003)
Journal Article
Pong, S., Dronkers, J., & Hampden-Thompson, G. (2003). Family policies and children's school achievement in single- versus two-parent families. Journal of Marriage and Family, 65, 681. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2003.00681.x

We investigate the gap in math and science achievement of third- and fourth-graders who live with a single parent versus those who live with two parents in 11 countries. The United States and New Zealand rank last among the countries we compare in te... Read More about Family policies and children's school achievement in single- versus two-parent families.